Gideon and the Three Hundred: Lesson Ten

Gideon gave God the rule, and the one true Saviour still saves.

After the victory Israel wanted Gideon to rule over them. He refused and said the LORD shall rule over you.

Judges 8:23 (KJV): And Gideon said unto them, I will not rule over you, neither shall my son rule over you: the LORD shall rule over you.

Later Gideon made an ephod from the gold, and Israel went after it. It became a snare to him and his house. Even a good man can stumble after a great victory.

Judges 8:27 (KJV): And Gideon made an ephod thereof, and put it in his city, even in Ophrah: and all Israel went thither a whoring after it: which thing became a snare unto Gideon, and to his house.

The LORD who saved Israel through three hundred men says there is no saviour beside Him.

Isaiah 43:11 (KJV): I, even I, am the LORD; and beside me there is no saviour.

That one Saviour came in the name of Jesus. There is no other name under heaven by which we must be saved.

Acts 4:12 (KJV): Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved.

Peter told the crowd how to respond: repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.

Acts 2:38 (KJV): Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.

Scripture References

Judges 8:23
Judges 8:27
Isaiah 43:11
Acts 4:12
Acts 2:38